Lets make the SEND world, everyone's world
Making SEND a better place. For everyone.
Welcome to Trafford Parents Forum
We are so glad you have found us here in the world of SEND in Trafford! We support and work with parent carers and families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) with or without a diagnosis across all areas of disability across Trafford.
Trafford Parents Forum is currently the Department for Education (DfE) funded parent carer forum in Trafford, established as an independent parent carer led forum in 2013 and became a limited company by guarantee, not for profit in 2014. We are led by a strong team of 10 with 8 of us being parent carers ourselves and at various stages of the SEND journey in Trafford as we believe that such 'lived experience' is invaluable to other parent carers.
Welcome back!
We are returning to our normal duties on Monday 9th September.... we hope you have all had an exciting and rested summer, ready for the autumn to come. The evenings are drawing in, ever so slightly now, with that it brings changes.
Our Term Time Tuesday Drop In's at St Matthew's Church Hall will start back up on Tuesday 10th September. Trafford SENDIASS will be joining us for 1:1 sessions. Please do come along, we are also here for peer support and a brew. We look forward to seeing you all there next Tuesday.
Next Wednesday 11th September, sees the welcomed Preparing for Adulthood Workshop which starts at 9.30am. You can book your place here. The evening session is on Thursday 26th September at 6pm at the TPF office, please do book your place here.
The Trafford Parents Forum Team
Women with ADHD Monthly Support Group - Minikin Art Cafe
Whether diagnosed, self diagnosed or exploring your ADHD journey you are very welcome. Thursday 24th Oct. 7pm.
As October is ADHD awareness month we are looking at RSD and how we can manage it and learn to love how amazing we all are. Join us for Minikin’s Women with ADHD Clay Heart Workshop, where we’ll explore creativity and vulnerability. In a safe space we can share heartfelt stories and practical tips on managing rejection sensitivity disorder while shaping your own clay heart. Connect with a community that understands you.
Trafford SEND Padlet
You may have already seen Trafford's new SEND Padlet...for your ease of reference here are the categories you can find help and information around: -
- SEND Needs
- Information and Advice for Parent/Carers
- Courses and Groups for Parent Carers
- Groups for 0-4 year olds
- Groups for 5-10 year olds
- Groups for 11+ year olds
- Events upcoming
- Links to Other Padlets
- Post 16 year olds opportunities
You can get help navigating the Padlet from [email protected]. We are also pleased to share the PADLET from Trafford Children's Occupational Therapy Team below.
Trafford Children's Occupational Therapy PADLET
Occupational Therapy Motor Skills Pre-referral Information
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EBSNA – Emotionally Based School Non-Avoidance
If your family is currently being affected by EBSNA, you can find help and support within the toolkit. Trafford also have a great page here, which has more information on EBSNA and links to contact their Educational Psychologist's.
Mental Health
If you need us at TPF, please don't hesitate to contact us but also know that Trafford Council has their own support page with lots of help and links where you can get support.
You can also find help and support at here at the Place2Be the children’s mental health charity. They have a wealth of experience in supporting and promoting mental health services for our children and young people.
During holiday periods for urgent support, please contact Trafford Children’s First Response on 0161 912 5125 during office hours Mon-Fri 8.30-4.30pm or 0161 912 2020 out of hours – Emergency Duty Team.
Trafford Directory and the Local Offer
If you need any general help, Trafford Directory offers free, impartial advice and guidance service connecting Trafford families, young people and caregivers with local support services. Under this service, you will find the SEND Local Offer– if you haven’t visited yet, it’s a tool to keep always as it’s Trafford offer of support for families with children with SEND.
The TPF Team
We have now registered with a great website called easyfundraising to help raise money for Trafford Parents Forum Limited - simply by shopping online.
easyfundraising turns your everyday online shopping into FREE donations when you use them to shop with over 7,000 brands such as eBay, John Lewis & Partners, Argos, ASOS and Booking.com.
Brands then make a small donation to say ‘thank you’ and easyfundraising gives those free funds to the cause.
Please register using this link – just click here to sign up.
Plus, once you've raised your first £5, easyfundraising will double it!
There’s no catch or hidden charges and we will be really grateful for your donations.
Thank you
The TPF Team
Our Vision
Our vision is to work together with the local authority, key stakeholders and other local community organisations across Trafford and Greater Manchester to share best practice and promote positive collaboration to deliver effective engagement and participation with parent carers. By increasing participation of parent carers 'lived experiences' across Trafford we aim to help improve services and outcomes for our SEND children and young people and their families.
Our Mission
Our mission is to support, empower and inform parent carers and families of children and young people with SEND so they can develop their skills and knowledge to become the best advocate for their children and young people. To help and enable our parent carers and families achieve this we mentor, support and provide information and training to develop and build their confidence and resilience.
